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Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been patched - the game's first update of 2018. The headline features are a new map for Blast mode - on the eye-catching red/salt planet of Crait - and a new Hero ship for Starfighter Assault in the form of Iden Versio's modified TIE fighter. Battlefront 2's microtransactions are still frozen nearly two months later. The Blast on Crait map takes place in the mines among machinery and crystals. Iden Versio's TIE fighter, which costs 5000 credits to unlock, comes with the Afterburner, Laser Barrage, Dual Proton Torpedos and Inferno Leader abilities - the latter uncovering all enemies within a radius and increasing the damage they take. In addition to the new content there are alterations to existing heroes, classes, special units and weapons, as well as bug fixes. The full 1.1 patch notes for Star Wars Battlefront 2 are as follows: Iden Versio's TIE fighter abilities Afterburner - Gives the starfighter a temporary speed boost and breaks enemy missile lock. … [Read more...] about Star Wars Battlefront 2 gets first update of 2018

Star Wars Battlefront 2 kicked off its The Last Jedi season of content in December, introducing several pieces of content based on the new movie. It seems that the fun isn’t over just yet, though, as publisher EA has now detailed another huge update that adds even more The Last Jedi-themed content to the sci-fi shooter. Star Wars Battlefront 2 update version 1.1 has now been rolled out to players, and it introduces a slew of new gameplay features to the game. One major addition is a new Blast map that is set on Crait, a small planet that has red soil covered with a layer of white salt. Crait was previously added to the game as part of The Last Jedi season, but this update allows players to take part in the Blast (classic team deathmatch) game mode on the planet. Another significant addition is Iden Versio’s TIE fighter. Iden herself is a playable character in the game’s multiplayer, but now players will be able to take to the skies in her starfighter, making the … [Read more...] about Star Wars Battlefront 2 Update Adds New Spaceship and Map

By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 14:59 GMT The first patch of 2018 has been released for Star Wars Battlefront 2. Star Wars Battlefront 2 players are getting a new Blast map on the planet Crait today, along with Iden Versio’s TIE fighter thanks to the latest update, patch 1.1. The new TIE fighter has been added to the roster of hero ships for Starfighter Assault. Changes have also been made to various heroes, such as Finn, who had his Deadeye shot damage reduced from 40 to 30, and the base damage of his EL-16 has been reduced from 65 to 45. Boba Fett was given a reduction to his inner and outer damage radius for Rocket Barrage, and its general damage has been reduced from 90 to 78. Wookiee Warriors were also adjusted, as promised last week. Various fixes and balancing tweaks were also applied with the Star Wars Battlefront 2 update. Full patch notes are below. Star Wars Battlefront 2 – Release Notes – … [Read more...] about Star Wars Battlefront 2 patch adds new map, TIE fighter, nerfs Boba Fett

A new Star Wars Battlefront 2 patch will nerf Wookies, tweak heroes, and “address more than a handful of items and misc. bug fixes”, according to Mat Everett, Star Wars Battlefront community manager. It's coming — Dennis Brännvall (@DICE_FireWall) January 10, 2018 “Just wanted to provide a quick update on the upcoming happenings as we have seen a flurry of tweets from Dennis becoming the ‘Yes’ man in the last few hours,” Everett said on EA’s official Battlefront forum. “This patch is in the approval stage and should arrive soon pending those approvals.” Everett went on to say that the patch would adjust Heroes, Wookie Warriors, Specialist, Heavy and Officer troopers, as well as weapons. Once the patch is live, you’ll be able to view the change notes from the game updates section of the forum. Yesterday, we reported that despite the sustained controversy surrounding its use of loot boxes, Star Wars Battlefront 2 … [Read more...] about New Star Wars Battlefront 2 patch will nerf Wookies and fix bugs, dodging and rolling

Wall Street believes that Star Wars Battlefront 2's loot box controversy won't harm EA, with an analyst calling the pushback against the publisher "overdone." EA pulled an unprecedented about-face on microtransactions after a major consumer backlash, with the publisher temporarily removing paid currency in Battlefront 2 prior to its launch. It's unclear whether or not microtransactions will ever be reinstated in the game, but a Wall Street analyst believes that the company won't be hurt by the move. Gerrick Johnson, Director at BMO Capital Markets, posted a note to his clients in which he shared his thoughts on the EA controversy. Increasing his own target stock price for the publisher by 14.82%, Johnson claimed that the company wouldn't face long-term ramifications for the uproar surrounding Battlefront 2's loot boxes and microtransactions: “While the cancellation of micro-transactions in Star Wars makes for an intriguing headline, the impact sounds much larger … [Read more...] about Star Wars Battlefront 2 Controversy Won’t Harm EA, According to Wall Street